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charged with murder, after the fatal shooting of a black man. hello, we begin in yemen where aid is starting to trickle as the saudi-led operation is continuing. fighting focuses in south-east yemen, 30 houthis killed. on yemen's border with saudi arabia suspected al qaeda fighters stormed and took control of a remote border post. two soldiers have been killed. jordan is pushing a draft resolution of the u.n. to try to stop the conflict from escalating. the humanitarian situation on the ground in aden is being described as catastrophic. some aid has arrived. >> in the last 24 hours about 12 metric tonnes of medical

supplies arrived in aden and distributed to health centers. medical assistance has been delivered. food supplies have been distributed to 300 displaced families al jazeera's hashem ahelbarra has more on how civilians are affected by the war. >> saudi-led air strikes in yemen claim casualties among civilians. some are treated in hospitals. united nations expressed concerns over the rising toll in civilians since the start of the captain two weeks ago. international aid agencies say they are unable to reach many. people affected by the fighting. this person lives in an area that has been hit. her son was injured in an attack, targetting a gas tanker. >> translation: if the children were in the position of my child

what would the response be. look how awful the situation is, where the children are burnt and we are homeless from the houses. may god punish those that displace people from their homes. >> saudi army officers deny accusations to target civilians, and blame the houthis for moving the weapons to civilian areas. the coalition called on army officers loyal to the houthis and former president ali abdullah saleh to defect. we are targetting the houthis we are targetting the houthis and the soldiers loyal to ali abdullah saleh and wherever they go. our message to the military commander, you have to join and abandon the rebels. >> these are ammunition depots, and the houthi positions at the moment they were hit by war planes, in a show of support, the u.s. says it's speeding up weapons supplies to the coalition.

on the diplomatic front, china and russia are working on a new resolution. the move is aimed at stopping violence and resuming political talks among yemen's rival factions. china is deeply worried by the recent developments of the situation in yemen. we call on all parties to quickly implement a ceasefire and avoid casualties, china hopes that all relevant sides can implement security council resolutions and g.c.c. proposals, and call on them to resolve the crisis through political dialogue to restore stability and legal order. on the ground the fighting continues. forces say they are driving houthis from areas in aden and others. the saudi arabia-led coalition says the attacks will continue until the houthis pull out from

the cities they control, and president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated. a demand rejected by the houthis the u.s. defense secretary dawson carty says his country sports saudi arabia's military action. >> with respect to yemen, the united states is supporting the effort to get a political solution there that stops the violence. at the same time we contribute to the saudi efforts to protect its own security which is a long-standing interest of the united states from a long-standing partner of the united states in the region there's a renewed diplomatic push to establish an humanitarian corridor out of the yarmouk camp in syria, it's on the outskirts of damascus and overrun by i.s.i.l. there's no food water or

electricity, some escaped. aid agencies say 60,000 remain security forces in tikrit say it's safe for people to return to their homes. government forces recaptured it after it fell to i.s.i.l. fighters. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: many of the roads and buildings in tikrit remained deserted. the iraqi army allied with the militias may be in control, but the fighting has been intense in recent weeks. the islamic state of iraq and levant overran saddam hussein's hometown in june. security forces are trying to reassure people it's safe to return. >> translation: we are in control of security. we control all the government buildings, and we have secured the residential areas. >> the iraqi military victory was helped by u.s.-led coalition air strikes. evidence of atrocities was discovered in a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies

of iraqi soldiers. >> i came to this place to look for my nephew. i was told he was killed and buried here in tikris. >> reporter: iraq's p.m. visited the kurdish north, and repeated a promise that the iraqi army would work with the forces to take back control of the province. >> translation: we are here to cooperate and coordinate a joint plan. it will be to liberate the people of the area. we'll work with all the sides and sects to liberate the area for the benefit of its people. >> the streets of tikrit may be quiet now. i.s.i.l. controls huge areas, and various areas north of the capital, baghdad. in the u.s. city of north charleston in south carolina a

white police officer has been charged with murder over the shooting of a black man. it's based on this amateur video, showing the officer shooting walter scott multiple times in the back as he ran away mayor told the media that the actions to charge the police officer was right. >> we have 343 police officers in our department. this was a bad decision by one of the 343. i think the lesson that we take out of this and the general public is that when an incident occurs give us the appropriate time to investigate, find out what happened and we will act accordingly the scott family spoke out about the murder charges. his brother says they are relieved that the video and the

truth came out. >> we can't get my brother back and my family is in deep mourning through that. through the process of justice, it has been served. i don't think all police officers are bad cops. there are bad ones out there. i don't want to see anyone shot down the way my brother was shot down the south carolina shooting incident is the latest point between police and black communities across the u.s. the shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august brought to light the matter. ferguson just had its first election and voters chose two black candidates for the council. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: what we have seen in ferguson today is a steady progression of people to the polls, despite periods of bad weather.

there's a steady trickle of people going to the various voting places around the city. the way that this city has been managed in the past has been something that most people we talked to said has got to change. for example, there was a very critical report released in march by the united states justice department showing an institutionalized pattern of bias by the city government and the police force against black residents who were targeted with ticket fines, violations and then the city used the money approved through the fines to fill its coffers and meet its obligations. again, it was the poor black residents of the city that bore the brunt of that. many of those officials have been let go and in the police department there is no new chief, but the old chief has departed left under fire after

the discovery of a series of blatantly racist emails between officers on the force and other city officials. a lot of people - what we hear from a lot of people in ferguson is they want to see change and a clean slate. it's not a question of black or white, but having competent and fair officials in charge of the small city of 21,000 people outside of st. louis, missouri. >> coming up on al jazeera... ..hitting the right notes. a piano playing super star in china starts a booming trend. plus... >> i'm tim friend in poland where nervousness over the ukraine conflict prompted a big increase in membership of paramilitary groups.

hello again, you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. aid supplies are starting to arrive in the yemeni cities. the u.n. expressed concern over the rising civilian death toll since the saudi military campaign started last week against houthi fighters. in north charleston and south carolina a white police officer has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a black man. the charges are based on this amateur video, showing the officer shooting walter scott in the back as he ran away the latest flashpoint with

communities across the u.s. the shooting of michael brown in african-american brought the issue to light. two black candidates have just been chosen for cancel in ferguson returning to the top story, the war in yemen forced many foreigners to flee. the pakistani navy helped many from the port. the ship arrived in karachi with pakistani and foreign nationals on board. >> there's no people to really guide us or government. we were requested to move to the port and evacuation is going on from aiden and another port. i think post will reach the port. a few are there. >> as far as the action was

concerned, we are away from the action. it's time for the guys to go it was a possibility of an attack. we travelled from road about 100km. it was the local tribes that got us there safely. they knew the check points to get us through and take the proper troops pakistan's parliament is due to resume a debate on whether to join a military campaign against the houthis. the iranian foreign minister is expected in pakistan. yemen is likely to top the agenda. let's bring in kamal hyder from islamabad. a big decision from pakistan. the debate going into a third day. >> indeed. it is a big decision and for the last few days all the focus is on the crisis in yemen. yesterday the pakistani prime

minister speaking on the floor of parliament said that iran should evaluate its policy to see if it was correct or not. the strongest hint that pakistan wants iran to reconsider the policy in the middle east. the foreign minister is due to arriving leading a 22-man delegation. they have problems with back-stan over groups attacking the boarder guards but the focus is on yemen. parliament has been debating this for a third day running, the prime minister saying he was in no hurry, but wanted on answer, and would not go beyond what the defence minister said that saudi arabia requested for naval ships, aircraft and ground forces. >> kamal hyder reporting live from islamabad. thank you there has been a series of air strikes across yemen over the last 24 hours, the latest

targetting areas in the southern city of aden. plus parts of the cities elsewhere a former advisor to the last three yemeni prime ministers joins me to talk about this. >> i want to talk about the air strikes, and we showed the map about the other cities involved. how does it figure into the whole operation? >> there's a lot of pressure i think. the forces are identifying shelling of the houthi and the former deposed president's positions. and i think they are in a tight situation now. in aden we are receiving information that they are trying to you know pull out, looking for any way if there could be any sort of move. and, indeed the houthis are offering - they are ready to join you know negotiations and

talks, but i think the stance of the government is that they have got a part from where it had been hiding and hitting on the civilians. >> let's talk about the humanitarian aid efforts. once aid arrives, how difficult is it to distribute it on the ground? >> last night the foreign minister of yemen, the acting foreign minister and the djibouti foreign ministers agreed that aid will be channelled and reach djibouti and from djibouti to the ship obviously from the ship to the local committees in the port of aden, we are interested for the aid to reach aden because the situation is grave. hospitals and medical centers only have basic needs for treatment of the injured people. i think it will channel by ships to aden and by aden to local communities of the resistance.

>> and the united states speeding up weapons supplies to saudi arabia what does that signify? >> that would be what is going on in pakistan and iran a message for the regional players. the p5s are taking this seriously. yemen is no longer on the sidelines. it's a boost for the morale of the people in aden and the moral of the allied arab forces. >> the mentioned the p5+1 of the security council, what effect does it have on the council going forward. how do they deal with the escalating war. >> there'll be a draft constitution netted with the united nations security council, and, i mean they were driving the legs.

they didn't want to go on with the proposed resolution by the gulf members. and i think, again, this message from the united states perhaps will lead russia to reconsider their position as records to the drafted resolution. >> good to speak to you now, a vigil has been held in the kenyan capital nairobi to mourn the victims of the attack. 147 people were killed after gunmen from al-shabab stormed the campus on thursday. we have this report from nairobi. >> reporter: a sombre mood engulfed freedom park. hundreds of grieving kenyans holding candles turned up for a vigil to remember the victims of

the attack at garissa college by al-shabab gunmen. it was the end of a 3-day period declared by uhuru kenyatta. a shrine was set up. photographs of victims displayed. the assault on the university was the deadliest in kenya by al-shabab. >> every attack in kenya was given numbers, you never know who the victims were, someone's brother, sister, aunty, uncle - we want to humanize the numbers. some of the those in the attack paid their respects. a first year student killed by gunmen, hiding in a closet for eight hours. managed to escape. >> i feel like crying. i feel like why, what did they do wrong. what did they do good that i'm here. i feel like crying.

>> she was soon overcome by grief. the vigil comes after a huge campaign on social media, particularly on twitter, with the hope that 147 is not just a number, but where kenyans told the stories of the victims of the garissa massacre. they are calling for urgent action against insecurity. >> ahead of the vigil, hundreds of university student marched through the streets, demanding tighter security at university. shouting slogans and waving placards. they denounced the attacks, and asked kenyans to unite against a common enemy. anenemy that transcends ethnic and religious divides. they hope the calls will be heeded. the greek prime minister is in moscow for a visit with vladimir putin. he is seen here visiting the tomb of the unknown soldier. greece is in negotiations over its bailout programme, and must

repay a 450 million euro i.m.f. loan on thursday. russia indicated it could offer relief by lifting import and boosting trade with grease. a russian nuclear submarine kught fire in the north -- caught fire in the north of the country during welding work and was put out. there were no weapons on board and the nuclear reactor had been shut down. russia's top criminal investigation agency said there was no damage to the environment and no casualties reported. hundreds of young polish men and women are signing up to join paramilitary groups. the rise in recruitment driven by the conflict in eastern ukraine. many polish seeing russia as a direct threat. this report from warsaw. >> reporter: deep in the woods

of warsaw this paramilitary group is playing war games with real weapons but to the sound of gun fire. the weekend hobby took on significance. 4 hours drive away is the ukraine border a country in real conflict. poland's part-time militia say no one can be certain of russia's intentions. >> we want to be prepared so the government wouldn't have to train people on the spot. they would have someone training before. if something happens, and we hope it wouldn't and believe it wouldn't. we would do what we have to do. if this means, you know fighting we'll probably fight. concerns about ukraine and online recruiting videos prompted an increase in volunteers for the paramilitaries who date back to the parties end of the war.

it's estimated that there are 120 groups across poland with a membership of around 10,000. until now, the government kept its distance now it wants to harness it enthusiasm to help boost poland's defenses. >> reporter: at a convention in warsaw the group promised equipment and gas in exchange for signing up to a coordinated effort. it's run by this man, a man returned from cooperation talks in kiev. >> we have to understand that may be tomorrow - today is ukraine, maybe we be the next country tomorrow. this is why people of course are nervous if they observe what is going on in the east russia says it has no intention of aggression against

poland and most analysts agree it's unlikely. in a survey for the institute of public affairs, a think tank. 76" said russia poses a threat. 76% have been portrayed by the media as aggressors. they say they want to defend the homeland with their lives, if necessary. now, one of china's biggest classical music stars started a trend. millions of children are learning to play the piano. the instrument is so popular china is the top piano producer. harry fawcett reports. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: another morning at the keyboard for this 8-year-old. she has been playing since she

was six, 2-3 hours a day. skill and enthusiasm ships through. she's far from alone. 40 million children are learning the piano, a craze attributed to the lang-lang effect. >> translation: i've been to one of lang-lang's concerts. when i was young mum said "lang-lang is so good, plays so well", and she said it over and over. >> reporter: one of the greatest stars, lang-lang arrived on the scene as the middle class-one-child families looked at ways to invest in those children's futures. the result where competition for places means children need to have private lessons just to get in these music schools. >> reporter: a few families get together and socialise. many have pianos.

many have pianos.parents thing look, great. i have a kid who is well behaved, doesn't run around. >> reporter: on the island where the school is located, it has a long influence of european. piano ownership is predicted to grow by a third in 2020. >> reporter: all that demand requires supply. it is the biggest market and manufacturer thanks to in china. operations like this one. a mixture of machines and 2,000 sure-fingered staff produce 140,000 pianos every year, a figure doubling in 2006. in an economy whose growth is slowing, here they believe the piano business is a safe effect. more and more are healthy. -- more and more people are wealthy. it's a concern about the children's education, and the culture in the family. >> china, which has three pianos per 100 households has a long way to go through european levels of 20-30. with tens of millions devoting

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